Andrea Casadei Gardini et al., Efficacy of sorafenib in BRAF-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and no response in synchronous BRAF wild type-hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report. BMC Cancer

Andrea Casadei Gardini1, Elisa Chiadini2, Luca Faloppi3, Giorgia Marisi2, Angelo Delmonte1, Mario Scartozzi4, Cristian Loretelli3, Alessandro Lucchesi1, Devil Oboldi5, Alessandra Dubini6, Giovanni Luca Frassineti1 and Paola Ulivi2

1Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS
2Biosciences Laboratory, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS
3Department of Medical Oncology, AO Ospedali Riuniti, Università Politecnica delle Marche
4Department of Medical Oncology, University of Cagliari
5Radiology Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS
6Pathology Unit, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital

Abstract:

Background
Sorafenib is a multi-targeted kinase inhibitor with a demonstrated activity in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and it is currently used for the treatment of these pathologies. Ongoing clinical trials are studying its activity in other malignancies, such as non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, no biological marker is known to define either the sensitivity or resistance to the drug.

Case presentation
Here we report a case of a patient with two synchronous tumors, HCC and NSCLC, with metastases in the contralateral lung and bone. The patient was treated with gemcitabine as first line, with a resulting progressive disease after two months, and then with sorafenib at standard dosage in the second line setting. After 6 months of treatment CT scan showed a partial response in the primary lesion of the lung, complete response of the metastasis in the contralateral lung, and stability of HCC. The patient had progression in the lung, liver and bone after 13 months of therapy. A molecular characterization of NSCLC and HCC lesions was performed, revealing a BRAF exon 11 mutation (G469V) only in NSCLC. We hypothesize that the response observed in NSCLC lesions could be due to the presence of BRAF mutation, and that this alteration could be responsible in determining sorafenib sensitivity.

Conclusions
Results observed in this case encourage further research on the activity of sorafenib in both HCC and NSCLC, based on the presence of BRAF mutation. This could lead to a selection of HCC patients to be treated with this drug, and could help identify a novel treatment strategy for BRAF-mutated NSCLC patients.

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